The Ring and the Book, Volume III
publisher
Smith, Elder & Co.
(active London, 1839 - 1913)
author
Robert Browning
(London, 1812 - 1889, Venice)
Date1869
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions18 x 11 x 2.8 cm (7 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.a.2.16
eMuseum ID730301
EmbARK ObjectID19261
TMS Source ID6718
Last Updated8/9/24
Description4 v. 16.9 cm.Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotes
Bookplate (inside front cover): two women in landscape [bookplate of Oscar Browning]
Inscribed in black ink (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): 6 Vol II.
Inscribed in pencil (on bookplate, inside front cover, top): J.7.18
Bookplate (front flyleaf, center): chair and table in library [bookplate of John Arthur Brooke, Fenay Hall]
Inscribed in pencil (title page reverse, top left corner): G.S.3
Inscribed in pencil (title page reverse, top left corner): G.S.3
ProvenanceNotes
Collection of British historian Oscar Browning (1837-1923)
Collection of British textile manufacturer John Arthur Brooke (1844-1920)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from rare bookseller James F. Drake, Inc. on 23 November 1922 for $15 for four volumes.
